Periodic Table Packet #1

Name:__PETER A. VANDER ZANDER____BETET-NS

Directions: Answer the questions with the proper information using your notes, book, and the
periodic table.
1. Define a family.

 It is a group name or a column that is vertical group of values within a table.

2. What is a period?

 It is a horizontal rows of the elements.

3. What is the symbol for the following elements?

a. Magnesium = Mg b. Potassium = K

c. Iron = Fe d. Copper= Cu

4. What are the names of the following elements.

a. C = Carbon b. Cl= Chlorine

c. Au = Gold d. Sr =Strontium

5. What period are the following elements in?

a. He = period 1 b. Ge= period 4

c. Rb = period 5 d. I= period 5

6. What group are the following elements?

a. Sulfur = group 16, Chalcogen b. Ca = group 2, alkali metal

c. Iodine = group 17, halogen d. Fe = group 8, transition metal

7. Give me an atom with the following characteristics.

a. Halogen= Fluorine (F) b. Chalogen= Sulfur (s)

c. Alkali metal= lithium (Li) d. Boron (B) = Metalloids

e. Lanthanide series = Cerium (Ce) f. Alkaline Earth metal = Calcium (Ca)

g. Transition metal= Copper (Cu) h. Nobel gas= Helium (He)